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On Display: House - McIntire Bedroom
Paperweight (Lafayette paperweight)
Lafayette
Clichy Factory
1824-1830
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Clichy Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Glass (sulphide)
Museum Object Number
1964.1116
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1116
Object Name
Paperweight (Lafayette paperweight)
Title
Lafayette
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Clichy Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Date
1824-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Base of bust
Inscription: "Lafayette" inscribed in black
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Lafayette
- Military
- Historical
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Glass (sulphide)
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1.969 (H) x 2.894 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5 (H) x 7.35 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 276, p. 294Article: Palmer, Arlene. 1979 American Heroes in Glass: The Bakewell Sulphide Portraits. The American Art Journal. 11 (January)
• Published: fig. 9, p. 10Book: Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Bakewell, Page & Bakewell tumbler with Lafayette portrait sulphide: p. 54, c. 1825